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This movie is part of the collection: Sci-Fi / Horror

Director: Archie Mayo
Production Company: Premiere Productions / United Artists
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: Comedy

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: DivineNature - - November 23, 2011
Subject: 5/5 Full Stars
Brilliant!A must see for anyone & everyone.I especially joined Internet Archive to post this.If anyone knows of a list, or can post a list of public domain movies that are of this superior quality: please post or give a link!

Reviewer: sirderek - - June 25, 2011
Subject: Angel on my shoulder
Brilliant movie, superb actors. (Especially Claude Rains).. A great message: "Live fully while you may and reckon not the cost." This is one of my most favorite movies of all time.. Someone mentioned that Paul Muni looks a lot like Benicio Deltorre and I can see the resemblance, however, I kept thinking throughout the movie how much Paul looks like Johnny Carson when he smiles.

Reviewer: araneae - - May 3, 2011
Subject: Angel on my shoulder
This film is one of Paul Muni's best aside from Scarface. His facial mannerisms/looks are so like Benicio DelTorre its amazing .. and yes, a little like Mickey Rourke too. The emotion that Muni showed in his films was so realistic for back then. The casting of this film was great with Muni, Baxter and the wonderful Claude Rains. A great story that transfers through time .. just a shame we cant go back in time, I'd bag that Muni like a shot!

Reviewer: Ed Jr - - February 15, 2010
Subject: Golden Oldies
Good all the way. Just the thing for taday's crowd.

Reviewer: golftee419 - - June 29, 2009
Subject: The Best
This film is great , watch it , and liked it , just do yourself a favour and download this movie, i downloaded 512Kb MPEG4 version , cheers.

Reviewer: TheGreatGabbo - - February 26, 2009
Subject: This is a great one.
There is not much to say about this movie. Just watch it. The intro is a bit too long for nowadays taste. But if you want to see an actor who can convincingly play a gangster coping with the devil then this is your movie. For some reason I thought of Mickey Rourke when I watched Paul Muni acting.

Reviewer: malary - - February 17, 2009
Subject: Life After Death At Its Best
What a perfect movie! I have never seen these actors before, but they were all amazing, especially the guy who played Eddy. Believers and non-believers alike will love this one. From beginning to end, it's sheer entertainment. There are some clever, humorous lines between Eddy and Satan (or as Eddy called him 'Belzy Bub'). The ending is fantastic as well. You guys shouldn't miss this one!

Reviewer: Violet Red Bile - - February 21, 2006
Subject: Cool
Definitely worth watching. Exciting and funny. Admittedly this idea has been seen before, but that can be said about most other films, too.

Reviewer: specs - - January 17, 2006
Subject: ding ding, in this corner.....
Just a general comment, you have the trailer, blonde pickup but not the film. Have you consider adding it to your rostum of films?

Reviewer: kareneliot - - December 16, 2005
Subject: Top of the list.
This film is at the top of my list of movies to watch again. That is my highest compliment - to want to watch a movie more than once.

Reviewer: bratman - - September 19, 2005
Subject: angel on shoulder
We are not movies experts but thought that this grand old movie was excellent, most enjoyable and entertaining. There have been several modern rehashes of this same theme, as you have said, but we don't think any have been better. Paul and Muni and Anne Baxter both were great in this film. We really enjoyed it, think you will too. rgds

Reviewer: Spats Baxter - - August 8, 2005
Subject: There now, that wasn't so goood, was it?
An interesting idea poorly executed, this film is not much of anything. It's not funny, it's not romantic, it's not action packed, it's not even coherent. Most of all, it's not entertaining. Muni was never worse, Baxter was never given a more tedious role and Rains was never so wasted. A major disappointment.

Reviewer: Stephen Durnin - - March 29, 2005
Subject: Disappointing
This is no classic despite three good actors. It starts promisingly and looks as if it's set to become a tale of Muni's redemption and fight against corruption, but it becomes more interested in the mushy relationship with Anne Baxter (here wasted). One gets the feeling the preview didn't go well and the writers were asked to add more romance. The Hay's code prevents Muni's character from even getting decent revenge. Muni's conversion to good guy is unconvincing - and undesirable! That said, Claude Rains has a few good bits as does Muni.
Try "A Matter of Life and Death" or "Heaven Can Wait" (Lubitsch) for far superior treatments of the afterlife.

Reviewer: bearpuf - - January 5, 2005
Subject: Get the Popcorn Sweetie
Paul Muni was one of the great character actors of Hollywood during the '40s. He shows that versatility in wrestling with the devil (Claude Rains)to overcome evil:one of Hollywood's themes of social propoganda at the time. The movie is well done, cute, and worthy of a look.